UK child killer gets 52 years in jail

Axel Rudakubana, 18, has been sentenced to a minimum of 51 years for a knife attack that killed three girls and injured ten others in a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. Families and survivors expressed deep trauma during the hearing. The attack, premeditated and brutal, prompted a public inquiry into failures by authorities to prevent the tragedy.

​Axel Rudakubana, 18, has been sentenced to a minimum of 51 years for a knife attack that killed three girls and injured ten others in a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. Families and survivors expressed deep trauma during the hearing. The attack, premeditated and brutal, prompted a public inquiry into failures by authorities to prevent the tragedy.